All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II

Tim

@Bones Bizarrely, it was called by the linesman, and was fucking blatant!

Nothing Laulala can do when his opposite just pulls out of contact.

Tim

Opening 20: Forwards except for Finau, Whitelock, and Savea were awful. Backline awful. The defensive combination of McKenzie, Lienert-Brown, and Ennor is diabolical. Passive and weak.

Tim

Great double team tackle from Cane and someone else 25 mins in. First really dominant tackle from ABs.

Tim

Wow, they actually got worse. Awful 8 minutes of play until Savea saves McDermott's try (aside from the turnover).

Bones

@Tim Finau?

Tim

@Bones It was Whitelock.

Tim

Shite exit at 30:17 - Christie should have box kicked.

Tim

No fan of Vaa'i's work around the field, but he is a good lineout jumper.

Tim

Fainga'anuku really out of position during the kicking exchange in the 35th minute. The ball was in play was down the right hand side. Ends up costing a 50/22 on his side.

Chris

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Tim

A lot of McKenzie's mistakes were from the back, so can't blame them on Christie. Remarkable how little phase ball the ABs had in the first half.

Tim

ABs looking better when Christie picks out runners and avoids McKenzie.

booboo

@Tim said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:

@Bones Bizarrely, it was called by the linesman, and was fucking blatant!

Nothing Laulala can do when his opposite just pulls out of contact.

Called that at the time

ACT Crusader

@Tim said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:

No fan of Vaa'i's work around the field, but he is a good lineout jumper.

I actually thought he hit rucks with a bit of venom and purpose in that second half. Agree on his lineout work

Bones

@ACT-Crusader yeah that's why I was impressed, he wasn't running around from ruck to ruck and putting his hand on it just before the ball came out, he was actually arriving at a breakdown and hitting it.

Nepia

@Bones said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:

@ACT-Crusader yeah that's why I was impressed, he wasn't running around from ruck to ruck and putting his hand on it just before the ball came out, he was actually arriving at a breakdown and hitting it.

You mean Ethan Blackadder-ing it? I best retreat to my bomb shelter now as the Ta$man and Crusader scud missiles start raining down.

Bones

@Nepia why not double down and discuss how it's the blueprint Ardie set in stone pre-2020?

The Silver Fern

All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II